Backend Engineer - Node.js/NoSQL

We are looking for a Python Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs. The role involves working with modern Python frameworks, databases (SQL and NoSQL), and building well-tested, production-grade systems.

You will collaborate closely with frontend developers, AI/ML engineers, and system architects to deliver reliable and high-performance backend solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs using FastAPI
• Design efficient data models and queries using MongoDB and SQL databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
• Ensure high performance, security, and scalability of backend systems
• Write unit tests, integration tests, and API tests to ensure code reliability
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues
• Follow clean code practices, documentation, and version control workflows
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical discussions
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Python
• Hands-on experience with FastAPI
• Experience with MongoDB (schema design, indexing, aggregation)
• Solid understanding of SQL databases and relational data modelling
• Experience writing and maintaining automated tests
• Unit testing (e.g., pytest)
• API testing
• Understanding of REST API design principles
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows

Good to Have

• Experience with async programming in Python (async/await)
• Knowledge of ORMs/ODMs (SQLAlchemy, Tortoise, Motor, etc.)
• Basic understanding of authentication & authorisation (JWT, OAuth)
• Exposure to Docker / containerised environments
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams

What We Value

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Ability to write testable, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Ownership mindset and willingness to learn
• Teamwork

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on real-world, production systems
• Technically challenging problems and ownership of components
• Collaborative engineering culture

Role & Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement high-quality software solutions for payment processing.

Maintain a regular release cadence and manage the product backlog.

Ensure timely and lossless communication across teams.

Uphold engineering values and best practices.

Collaborate with international teams to ensure successful product development and delivery.

Ideal Candidate

A strong technical background in software engineering and architecture, with experience in modern programming language

Ability to work independently with very little direction, taking full ownership of projects.

Identifying blind spots, anticipate challenges, and prioritize work effectively

Exceptional communication and organizational skills.

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

8+ years of relevant experience preferred

Proficiency using Python, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS

Experience with Distributed Task Queues such as Celery and RabbitMQ is preferred.

Experience with RDBMS/SQL is also preferred.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Backend Engineer with 2 to 4 years of professional experience to join our dynamic engineering team. You will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the backend systems that power our products. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions that align with business and user needs.

This role is ideal for engineers ready to take ownership of systems, contribute to architectural decisions, and solve complex backend challenges.

Website: https://www.thealteroffice.com/about

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain robust backend systems and APIs that are scalable and maintainable.
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions.
• Model and manage data using SQL (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis), incorporating caching where needed.
• Implement and manage authentication, authorization, and data security practices.
• Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code following best practices.
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) to deploy, monitor, and scale services effectively.
• Use tools like Docker (and optionally Kubernetes) for containerization and orchestration of backend services.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines for faster and safer deployments.
• Monitor and debug production issues, using observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) for root cause analysis.
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to improving development standards, and provide support to less experienced engineers.
• Work with event-driven or microservices-based architecture, and optionally use technologies like GraphQL, WebSockets, or message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ when suitable for the solution.

Requirements:

• 2 to 4 years of professional experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go, Ruby, etc.).
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design, asynchronous programming, and scalable architecture patterns.
• Solid experience with both relational and NoSQL databases, including designing and optimizing data models.
• Familiarity with Docker, Git, and modern CI/CD workflows.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and deployment processes (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Exposure to monitoring, logging, and performance profiling practices in production environments.
• A good understanding of security best practices in backend systems.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment with evolving priorities.

Your responsibilities as an Engineer: 

•     Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.

•     Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.

•     Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.

•     Improves operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures.

•     Obtains and licenses software by obtaining required information from vendors; recommending purchases; testing and approving products.

•     Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment

•     Participate in educational opportunities & read professional publications;

•     Protects operations by keeping information confidential.

•     Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues.

•     Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

•     Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.

Skill sets we require:

•     Proven work experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer

•     Experience designing interactive applications

•     Ability to develop software in or other programming languages like JIRA or Postman

•     Excellent knowledge of relational databases, MYSQL and Restful API

•     Experience developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (Laravlel, Codeigniter and Magento)

•     Experience with test-driven development

•     Proficiency in software engineering tools

•     Ability to document requirements and specifications

Educational Qualification: 

•     Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent 

• Criteria : BCA / BSc/BE / BTech passouts
• Experience Required : 1 to 2 Years (Freshers Do Not Apply)
• Candidates should be ready to learn (Low-Code .NET based platform)
• Looking for immediate joiners only